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A Quick Look at Internet Explorer 8
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 has finally emerged from Beta and has reached "Release Candidate" status. That means two things. The first is that it'll be released before you know it. The second is that you better make sure the Web sites you manage are ready for it!

The ASP.NET Page Life Cycle
This article describes the life cycle of an ASP.NET page from initialization to unloading. Also shows the various methods to override ASP.NET server-side events. Source code available for download.

Using ASP to Send a Wireless Text Message
Sending an SMS message via e-mail requires the acceptance of several hidden flaws. This article shows how to avoid these complications by sending a wireless text-message through the use of ASP. Covers two different solutions: using SMTP, and using Third-party solutions such as shrink-wrapped software and application service provider (ASP) gateways.

ASP Authentication Using IP Address
This article explains how to control application access by validating the user's login and password against a database. Once validated, the IP address of the machine they are using is checked at the top of every page. What a given user can or can't do (that is, the security levels) is now handled easily.

Random Passwords
Want to Create a random password and mail it to the person who tried to register at your site? Here is a quick and easy example of how to do this task.

Creating Dynamic JavaScript with ASP and Databases
This tutorial explains how to put ASP tags inside of JavaScript blocks so developers can fit large amounts of data into one form on a single page. It provides an overview of things that can be done with dynamic JavaScript with ASP and data queries.

You've Got Mail! - Site Server Direct Mailer
In this article, I'll walk you through the steps necessary to configure the Direct Mailer tool properly and send a personalized email to target members.

Dynamically Changing Static Web Galleries
This article explains how to dynamically change static HTML Web galleries so that the Web galleries match the color, layout, and design of a Web site. This article will first discuss some tools that will create static HTML Web galleries, then it will describe reasons these static Web galleries will need to change. Finally a detailed description of how to actually implement these dynamic changes to static Web galleries will be presented.

Creating Dependent Select Objects With ASP
This article details how to leverage several technologies both client and server-side to create dependent HTML select objects using ASP, ADO, SQL and DHTML.

Charting the Internet
This article shows how to create charts generated on the fly from a database, using IntrChart. Also explains how to dynamically add hot spots to the bars/slices in our chart and link them to other pages.

Integrating Flash with an Access Database
This article explains how to connect a Flash movie to an Access database, and use an ASP page to query the database and hand information over to the Flash movie. We are going to build a very simple Flash address book to demonstrate the technique.

Understanding File Upload
Building an upload file mechanism on a Web server can often require using a costly DLL. Tiago Halm's article shows you how to upload a file using only Active Server Page (ASP) code and Internet Explorer.

Creating PGP-Encrypted E-Mails
This article describes the installation and configuration of PGP Command Line, and the generation of PGP-encrypted e-mails from ASP

Create a Fully Functional, Multifeatured ASP Shopping Basket
This article uses the terms "shopping cart" and "shopping basket" interchangeably. Also, to define "shopping cart," I am referring to the aspect of the Web site that allows shoppers to enter products and modify them in their cart. This does not include the checkout process, which in many cases includes on-line credit-card verification and billing procedures.

Creating a Category Site with ASP
In this article we will implement a catalog site that is build with Active Server pages and SQL Server. Along with the implementation there is source code and a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of creating a catalog site that gets it's content from a database. Included are pages for displaying products, creating a menu page, category page, and running a search across a database.

Advanced SQL Techniques - Part 1: Analyzing Duplicate Records
In the first of this four-part describes a quick and efficient way to delete duplicate records from a table.

Randomizing a Recordset
Shuffling a recordset so that it can be displayed in random order is very useful when programming dynamic Web pages. A database table containing a list of supported vendors or links to advertisers may need to be displayed in a different order each time so that none complain about always being last on the list.

Interrogating a Stored Procedure with ADO
This article shows how to use the refresh method of the ADO Parameters collection to interrogate a stored procedure. You may already have experience using ADOX or SQL-DMO to accomplish this, but please keep in mind that the method displayed here is meant to be simple enough that anyone with ADO experience can use it. (ADOX and SQL-DMO will be addressed later.)

AddCriteria Simplifies SQL Queries
The AddCriteria function (listed later) elegantly encapsulates the logic to build an SQL statement by adding optional criteria only if the user posted data for a field.

Using the Application Object to Improve Performance
This article discusses the usage of persistence with the Application object in detail. Explains when to use Persistence, advantanges and disadvantages of using Persistence, and what types of data exchanges are targets for optimization and the benefits and disadvantages of using persistence with the Application object.